Walk in Ashdown Forest, London
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13 October 2007: Walk in Ashdown Forest
An 11 mile walk through the High Weald in East Sussex, visiting Winnie the Pooh country and pretty woodland areas, with a pub lunch at the Anchor Inn in Hartfield.
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An 11 mile walk through the High Weald in East Sussex, visiting Winnie the Pooh country and pretty woodland areas, with a pub lunch at the Anchor Inn in Hartfield. From Ashurst Station we will head along the Wealdway to start with, which skirts the River Medway for a while. We will then branch off southwards into the village of Hartfield where we enter Winnie-the-Pooh territory. There is a shop called Pooh Corner, which sells souvenirs and memorabilia – mostly very Disneyfied stuff. This is also where we will have lunch, at the Anchor Inn. There is also a good range of real ales on tap here. Menu at http://www.anchorinnhartfield.co.uk/menu.htm
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After lunch we head into Ashdown Forest, and walk across the bridge where Winnie the Pooh invented and played Pooh Sticks. If you want to play, you may have to bring your own twig, since nearby trees and bushes have been stripped denuded by previous visitors. It's a rather disappointing experience, since the bridge is new and the river is a sluggish ditch, but hey!
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From here on we are mainly in woodland for the afternoon, with occasional open vistas increasing towards the end of the walk. We head eastwards through Posingford Wood, and on into Five Hundred Acre Wood for some time. At the edge of the woods we come to Friars Gate, to be welcomed by the Half Moon pub which is open all afternoon and can serve hot drinks as well as the usual refreshments.
There is another 3 miles through woods and farmland before we end up at Eridge Station for the journey back to London. Right by the station is The Huntsman pub, if we have to wait for a train. We can expect to back at London Bridge station at 6.50 or 7.50pm.
Read about the souvenir shop here, http://www.pooh-country.co.uk/ & Ashdown Forest here: http://www.ashdownforest.co.uk/
Please confirm your attendance by midnight on Thursday 11th October, so I have an idea of numbers for the pub lunch.
These walks on Saturdays have proved very popular. On our last walk, on 22nd September, there were 45 of us. Feel free to invite yourself, and come and join us!
Gerry
Tel. [number available to members only] 453
OUTeverywhere member organiser
This event has been added to the OUTeverywhere calendar by Gerry Q from New Cross in the London area.
We are but prawns on the chessboard of life, so enjoy it while you can. My interests include cinema, poetry, music, the arts, exploring the spiritual life, and anything to do with nature, plants, gardens, countryside and seaside. I'm open to making friends from anywhere, and chatting to anyone. I organise country walks near London monthly. The next Walk will be on Saturday 19 July. Walk pics are posted on Flickr: see Links.
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